Mop.



P. G. DAVIS.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED APB.. 25, 1912.

Patented A111222, 1913.

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MOP.

e, Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A py, 1913 Application filed April 25, 1512. Serial No. 693,090.

. Toall 'whom it may concern.'

ABe it known that I, PERRY Gr. Davis a `citizen of the United States, residing atChi- `agogin thecounty of Cook and State of 5 Illlnois, haveinvente'd certain new and useful Q Improvements in Mops, of .which the following is a specification.

My invention' relates to mops, and particularly to mops of that type employed in the i ailing of floors, the primary object of the invention being the provision of a compact, simple and eiiicient self-oiling orl fountain mop, wherein ther fabric is automatically kept, supplied'with oil to compensate for that i used by the transference to the door, by `evaporation and otherwise, whereby to maintain a uniform degree of saturation.

A further object is the provision of a mop fof the saidfcharacter wherein there are no 2o projecting'hard ortions calculated to iniure, by contact," rniture and the like.

Another object attained by me is an im- .prolized mop wherein the mop fabric is so `assembled and held as to present a uniform and compact `operative portion securely held against disarrangement and eective for use duringa'long period of time.

A further important and distinctive fea ture f the invention is that the mop fabric is so` mounted that the oil or other liquid is a plied .directly to and throughthe inner liers by capillary actipn and indirectly only b lateral Contact to the outer Fibers as distinguished froml the ordinary dip mop in Winch the exterior disadvantageously receivesthe oil directly and in greater quantity than the interior. y a

.The invention as thus outlined will be readily understood from the following detailed description, based upon the accompan ing drawings, wherein is illustrated a pre erred embodiment of the same.

In these drawings -Figure 1 is a vertical Section throggh the mop; Fig. 2 is an elevation, .partlyin sect-ion, illustrating one step in the-assembling of the mop; Fig. 3 is an elevation illustrating the last step Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-41 of Fig. 1', and Fig. 5 ,is a fragmentary section SQ of a modified formof mop.

In the drawings, wherein similar reference numerals are used to indicate corresponding parts throughout, the numeral 10 designates a bell-like head, preferably formed of wood,

having an interior cavity 11, and an exteriorl annular groove 12 formed with an overhang `ing shoulder 13. The head is provided with an axial bore 14 and with transversely arranged, alined openings 15 and 16. l/Vithjn the axialbore 14 is permanently fixed a tubular member 17 having its lower end at 18 ,outwardly flanged to engage beneath the top of therhead Within the cavity. This tubular member is adapted to and does serve as a ferrule J1or the reception of the mop handle' 19, which latter is removably seated within said ferrule, while the interior of the tubular 'member is in open communication with the cavity 11 within vthe head,.for a purpose to be hereinafter described. A cord 20 is threadedl through the transverse openings 15 and ,16, one endy being fixed with reference to the wall of the head by being knotted at 21 so as to prevent its passage through the opening 15.` The cord is ofsuch length as to extend for a considerable distance beyond and te project from the opposite opening 16.v

The operative portion of the mop may consist of cord, yarn or other appropriate fabric, and is assembled wit-h reference to the head by folding a certain portion 22 of the fabric upon itself at 23, and through the bight 24 of this fold is' passed that portion' 25 ofthe cord which is within the head, as

shown in Fig. 2. Tension applied to the cord 20 serves, as'will be obvious, to draw the fabric 22 into the cavity of the head to the position shown in Fig. l, the portion 25 ofthe cord then extending directly across the cavity 11 in line with `the openings 15 and 1G, whereby it will be seen' that the fabric 22 is securely held within the head.

The mop as thus far described is lto a certain extent adapted for use upon the winding of the cord about the groove and the Securing of the free end of the same. I prefer, however, to employ additional fabric' 26, which is likewise 'bent upon itself, as shown at 27, and arranged about the outer portion of the head with the bight 28 in substantially the plane of the groove 12. The projecting portion 20 of t-he cord is then wound tightly about the head within the bight of the outer fabric so as to confine' the same at this point firmly within the groove beneath the overhanging shoulder 13, and the end of the cord is then secured by staples 29 driven into the head, as shown in Fig. 3. The cuter told of the fabric is then permitted to drop, as shown in Fig. l, and all o1 fabric is then trimmed to present a si-.,. ,an

lower edge.

TheA mop thus completed is adapted to receive within the hollowv ferrule 17 a supply of oil 30, which flows into the interior cavity or reservoir 11 and is absorbed by' the upper fold of the fabric 22, and by capillary action distributed through the inner and outer fabric portions 22 and 26.A The compact disposition of the fabric within thehead is such as to prevent the escape of the oil therefrom otherwise than by capillary action, so that the oil will not How from' the reservoir formed by the cavity '11 and the ferrule 17 faster thannis necessary y exterior to' the head prevents injury to furniture and the like by the head coming in contact therewith.l

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly modified form of mop in whichthe-operation is the -same but which'diifers in certain structural particulars from -that shown and described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4. In this form, the head 10 has its axial bore 14a interiorly Vscrew threaded to receive the correspondingly exteriorly threaded lower end of the -handle'19, the ferrule 17 being omitted. Ih

this embodiment of the invention the oil is introduced directly into the reservoir formed Vby the cavity 11 through the bore 14 l when the handle 19'* is removed. v

It will be obvious that other changes in details of construction-ma be4 resorted to without departing from t e invention as herein set out, and it should be understood that my invention isnot limitedto the particular forms of construction illustrated and described.

I claim- 1. In amop, a bell-like head, a cord se# cured at one end to the one wall of the head and etending thence across the head and through the opposite wall tothe exterior, mop fabric folded intermediate its length over the cord and thereby drawn into and confinedl at the fold within the head cavity to compactly fill the lower open end of the same, and an oil fountain comprising a tubular member extending axially from above through the top of thehead into open communication with the inner cavity above the fabric, substantially as described.

2. In a mop, a bell-like head, mop fabric i folded upon itself intermediate its length and. having the folded portion disposed 'the fabric einen Within the @may of the head mi the ad portions depending therefrom to compactly.

.fill the-lower open mouth oflthesame, a cord secured at one end to one wallof the head and extending through the bight of -tially a horizontal plane including the point of elnergence o f the cord, the terminal portion ofthe cord wound tightly about't-he head within the bight of the fold to bind the fabric about the exterior lower portion of the head and secured at its ends to the head, substantially as described.

3. In a mop, a bell-like head, mop fabric folded upon itself intermediate its length and having the -folded portion disposed within the cavity of the head and the en d portions depending therefrom to compactly fill the lower open mouth of the same, a cord secured at one end to one wallof the head and extending through the bight of the 'folded fabric across the cavity and .out

th rough the opposite wall, other fabric fold. ed upon itself and disposed about the periphery of the head with the fold in sub-' stantially a horizontal plane including the point of emergence of the cord, the terminal portion ofthe cord Wound'tightly about' the head within the bight of the fold to bind the fabric about the exterior lower port-ion of the head and secured at its ends to the head, and an oil fountain comprisin a ltubular member extending` laxially rom above through the head lnto open communication with the-interior above the fabric, substantially as described.

4. In a mop, a bell-like head having an axial opening through its top and an exterior annular groove with an overhangmgshoulder, mop fabric folded upon itsel intermediate its length and having the folded portion disposed within the cavity of the head and the end portions depending therefrom to compactly fill the lower open mouth of the same, a cord extending through the two walls of the -head within the bight of the folded fabric and bridging the cavity, one end of the 'cord secured by a lnot formed thereon and bearing within the groove against the outer wall and .the other end portion projecting through the opposite wall in the bottom' of the groove, other fabric arranged about the head and lfolded upon itself with the fold in the horizontal plane of the groove, the .projecting portion of the cord wound tightly about the lead within the bight of the foldto bind the fabric at the fold within-the groove beneath the overhanging shoulder, and meanstq secure "..he end of the cord to the head, substantialt:r as described.

-5. In a mop, a head provided with an inner cavity and a lower open mouth, the head provided with an oil supply passage to theY cavity, and mop fabric' comprising a bundle of fibers arranged in substantially parallel relation below the head, the inner portion of the fabric disposed in open communication with the mouth of the head, and the outer portion of the fabric disposed about and enveloping the inner mop portion and depending below the head out-side of and in lateral contact with the inner fabric portion, whereby oil is fed to and through the inner fabric portion directly by caplllary '-action, and to the outer fabric portion by lateral contact to produce a fibrous mop having ahfountain-supplied center shading ofi' to a comparatively dry periphery, substantially as described.

6. In a mop, a head provided with. an

inner cavity and a lower open inouth, the

. i head provided with an oil supply passage to the cavity, and mop. fabric comprising a bundle of fibers arranged in substantially parallel relationbelow the head, the inner f portion of the fabric disposed in open communication Wit-h the mouth of the head, and the outer, portion of the fabric disposed about and enveloping the periphery of the headand depending below the same outside of and in lateral contact with the inner fab ric portion, whereby oil is fed to and through the inner fabricportion directlyby capillary action, and to the outer fabric portion only by lateral contact to produce a brous mop having a fountain-supplied center shading ofi to a comparatively dry periphery, substantially as described.

PERRY G. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

LEWIS F. GREIST', LUTHER JOHNS. 

